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Black Rain Falls on Tehran After US-Israeli Strikes Blow Up Oil Infrastructure - News From Antiwar.com
- On Sunday, March 8, 2026, US and Israeli forces hit four oil depots and a petroleum logistics site in Tehran, causing fires and thick smoke over the city.
- Israel said it targeted fuel storage facilities in Tehran 'to operate military infrastructure' as part of a US‑Israeli campaign launched last weekend.
- Local authorities reported six people were killed and 20 wounded at one site, explosions blew out windows of nearby residential buildings and flames flared for more than 12 hours.
- Tehran governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian said fuel distribution was temporarily interrupted, each vehicle is limited to 20 litres, petrol stations had queues around 40 cars, and the United Nations estimated around 100,000 people fled the capital.
- The strikes also mark the first time Iranian oil infrastructure has been targeted during the nine-day war, with smoke darkening Tehran, a city of more than 10 million, after a week-long holiday declared for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's reported death.
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Total News Sources41
Leaning Left13Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Left
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- 62% of the sources lean Left
62% Left
L 62%
C 19%
R 19%
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